Pineville sex offender charged after 2nd victim reports

Here are mugshots received from Central Louisiana law enforcement agencies for the week of July 10, 2017 . A criminal charge is a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime. All those pictured are innocent until proven guilty. To view those held in Rapides Parish detention facilities, go to www.rpso.org/inmates/all.
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A Pineville sex offender is facing more charges now that another victim came forward after news of his arrest on Wednesday.

Andrew Keith Roberts, 38, was charged with aggravated sexual battery and indecent behavior with a juvenile after the second victim reported the allegations on Thursday, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office.

Detectives had arrested Roberts on Tuesday following an investigation into a July 2 complaint that he had been abusing a juvenile for several years. He was charged with first-degree rape and pornography with juveniles.

He is a registered sex offender after a conviction in 2000 for pornography with juveniles.

Roberts, of the 500 block of Rubin Drive, has been in jail since his initial arrest. Bond on the earlier charges was set at $125,000, but no bond has been set on the indecent behavior charge. He remains in jail.

“We often see this occur in sex crimes investigations where one victim sees another victim have the strength to come forward which gives them to the strength to come forward as well,” said Sheriff William Earl Hilton. “It is so important to come forward because this can start the journey to justice and healing. No one should be victimized twice because they are afraid to come forward even though coming forward may be the one of the most difficult things they will do in life. We have seen that living in silence is not the answer.”

Help is available for sexual abuse victims either through the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673, the sheriff's office at 318-473-6700 or local law enforcement.